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Tavistock Man Charged in Massive Animal Cruelty Case

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27 year old Benjamin Stein is facing 8 counts of animal cruelty after Ontario SPCA officials allegedly found over 1,000 dead pigs at his barn in Langton.

TAVISTOCK - A 27 year old man from Tavistock has been charged in one of the biggest cases of animal cruelty in Canadian history. 

The charges stem from when Benjamin Stein lived in Langton and follow the investigation into the death of over 1,000 pigs in his care. 

SPCA officers visited his farm in Langton after getting a tip about the welfare of the pigs on February 17th. They say they found the pigs buried in a manure filled barn in total darkness and found dead pigs and dying pigs with no access to food. 

An estimated 1,265 pigs were dead when officers arrived and an additional 250 pigs had to be euthanized on-site due to the severe condition in which they were found.

Stein made a brief court appearance at the Norfolk County court house yesterday to answer to his charges which include 8 counts of animal cruelty. He has also been charged with one count of causing distress to an animal, one count of permitting an animal to be in distress and six counts of failing to comply with prescribed standards of care.

According to the Simcoe Reformer the case was put over until next month and Stein will be back in court on July 20th. 

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